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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25654310/Photos_4L1A9565.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The HHKB Studio Snow Edition makes a great keyboard prettier")
Source: The Verge After weeks of incredibly obvious teasers, PFU America has revealed the HHKB Studio Snow Edition, a white version of one of the best and strangest keyboards I’ve used. A new color might seem like a minor thing, and it is. But it does answer one of the common complaints about the HHKB…
Source: Live Mint The US stock market opened lower on Wednesday, October 2, amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. Along with markets opening low, oil prices spiked nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday. At 9:30 am (EDT), the stock markets opened lower for the United States. The Dow Jones…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25007420/236834_Ray_Ban_Meta_Smart_Glasses_AKrales_0319.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time")
Source: The Verge Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly dox people’s identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases. AnhPhu Nguyen, one of the…
Source: Coin Tegraph DeSci could mitigate the huge price people unknowingly pay for their genetics. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25653188/Gmail_summary_cards.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Gmail’s summary cards now include travel, events, bills, and shopping emails")
Source: The Verge In an effort to make it a little easier to find all the stuff buried in your inbox, Gmail is releasing a big update to the “summary cards” feature that tries to surface the most important information in your messages before you even need to ask. If you’ve encountered summary cards before…
Source: Coin Tegraph Was it right to arrest Telegram founder Pavel Durov? Or is it like arresting a telco CEO because criminals discussed crime on a phone call? Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25654364/XboxResearchHERO.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Microsoft wants to know why some game developers aren’t on Xbox")
Source: The Verge Microsoft wants to hear from game developers who might be skipping Xbox or those already building games using the company’s developer tools. The software maker is expanding its Xbox Research team to include the community of game developers, seeking feedback directly from developers about tools, support, and the overall pain points of…
Source: Live Mint Nike sales and profits slumped in its fiscal first quarter as the sportswear giant wrestles with shoppers’ sluggish demand for new sneaker models and other products. The lackluster results Tuesday came after Nike announced last month that its CEO, John Donahoe, is stepping down on Oct. 13. Company veteran Elliott Hill is…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25654261/2175197872.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The hidden toll taken by tropical storms")
Source: The Verge Tropical storms take many more lives than officially recorded, according to a sobering study published today in the journal Nature. It comes as people across the Southeastern US scramble to find loved ones in the wreckage of Hurricane Helene. The average tropical storm or hurricane leads to the early deaths of between…
Source: Bitcoinist Bitwise Asset Management has officially filed for a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) with Delaware’s Division of Corporations on September 30. The filing encompasses the registration for establishing a Delaware statutory trust, a business-oriented trust recognized under Delaware state law. This strategic move aligns with precedents set by prominent financial entities such as…
